Well Anyone Hear anything yet? Like Rumors: New Powerful/Speedy Wolverine Heard some stuff New 250cc Blaster (DIRT BIKE ENGINE!? 2stroke maybe 4stroke? 426F Banshee Dirt Bike Engine? WR426F Warrior? Another Dirt Bike Engine? Anyone At All Know about this stuff? Oh I heard Hydraculic Brakes on 2002 Blaster?

 

the new wolverine thing will come out i think. howvere i don't know how accurate the mags have been about it. as for the blaster goin 250 i heard that it would have the yz250f engine in it (four stroke). i don't know if its true though. i have also heard the banshee rumor but i doubt that one. the warrior one is new to me and i also doubt that one. as for the 2002 raptor the only thing i know for sure is new graphics and colors. their currently having a poll on what colors to use on the yamaha website.

 

Yamaha is going to put the YZ426 Race quad on the market in 2002.

 

Mabe the wolverine, I doubt the others, mabe in the near future??? They just came out with the raptor, if the do make the wolverine thats 2 quads in 2 years, thats quite the jump, wouldnt get your hopes up... Mabe the blaster will be a 4-stroke in 2003? but I highly doubt they will put a new 2-stroke motor in the blaster, if anything a 4-stroke..

Forgot to mention, they better make the rear hydro for the blaster, they said they were going to this year, jacked the price $100 and never did it! b#stards...

 

What is the url to the poll?

 

I would just say that Yamaha is a large Corporation,it would'nt be that hard to have two R'n'D teams....COME ON NEW Wolverine!!

 

2 new quads in 2 years isn't anything special. honda released the rubicon and 250EX last year. thats 2 quads in 1 year.

 

i dont think they are going to make a yz426 quad. they would kill there raptor sales if they did. The HP and speed of a 426 would be the same if not faster due to lighter weight then the raptor so i think the 426 quad is not going to happen BUT let me tell you this! If they do release it i ll be at the dealer with my raptor sitting in my front yard with a forsale sign on it.

 

you mean there coming out with a dirt bike with banshee engine.

 

Actually, the Rubicon was announced long before it was released, so the work was done long before. The ATV R&D team did not have to work on two machines at one time. Also, how would a 426 powered machine cut into Raptor sales. Most of the people got the Raptor because of Reverse and Electric start. You think these riders would forgo these necessities for a faster, better handling machine? Sure, some will want it just because it is "new" but as a competition orinted model, I think that it would hurt sales of the Banshee.